It would be silly. Rather than "lengthening" Hey Jude (how?), if the Spanish folk really felt the need to compensate their listeners wouldn't it have been far easier to bang another track on instead? I've read at least one mention of the lost Ballad on Spanish releases, but no mention of the Monster Hey Jude.

Sorry if I'm late answering you ...I've got that album in cassette form and it's true that The Ballad of John and Yoko was removed from the spanish edition but Hey Jude was NOT lengthened in any way ... it lasts 7'06''.